Aussies will shiver all week as ‘icy blast’ brings snow and frigid temperatures to large parts of the country – Here’s what the weather will be like in your city
- NSW set for coldest mornings of 2023
- Snowfall expected in southern regions
- WA ready for heaviest rainfall in years
Australians will have to endure even colder conditions with an icy blast bringing freezing temperatures and not even Western Australia will escape the icy weather.
New South Wales continues to record some of its coldest mornings this year so far as icy blasts welcome snow to the alpine regions.
Australians can expect mornings to be colder in the coming days, according to Sky News meteorologist Alison Osborne.
Some cities recorded minimum temperatures below average on Sunday, including Dubbo which recorded -1 degrees.
Canberra residents had a chilly start to Sunday with 1 degree, while Perth and Hobart registered 6 degrees each.
Australians will endure even colder conditions with an icy blast bringing freezing temperatures
Damaging winds are expected in the Snowy Mountains region, including Perisher (pictured) and Thredbo
Meanwhile, it was a slightly warmer Sunday morning in Sydney and Melbourne with temperatures both reaching 8 degrees, while Brisbane and Adelaide hit 9 degrees.
Ms Osbourne said the mountains and elevated terrain can expect cooler temperatures in the coming days, with plenty of snow on the forecast.
“The showers will continue over the rangers and slopes and a cooler westerly change will sweep over the coastline, but most areas will otherwise remain dry,” she said.
Damaging wind warnings remain in effect in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, including Perisher and Thredbo, only with some wind gusts over elevated terrain expected to hover around 1100m at ski resort level.
The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts winds to average 80 to 90 km/h, with peak gusts of more than 125 km/h from late Sunday evening in alpine areas above 1900 meters.
Winds are expected to ease below the warning thresholds by early Monday afternoon.
Ms Osbourne said snow could fall from Sunday afternoon to Monday morning as the cold front continues to form in the southern regions.
“A high pressure system will push in from the west and that will clean up conditions with winds still coming from the south to the southeast,” said Ms Osbourne.
“That means it will be cold, clear, and cold.
This cold front will bring some showers over South Australia this afternoon (Sunday) into tonight, showers and small hail over those border areas towards western Victoria.
“Now the system is moving into the Melbourne area, where showers will intensify tomorrow morning and snow levels will drop with temperatures.”
Bushwalker warnings remain in effect for parts of Tasmania, while low snow warnings continue on Sunday and Monday.
Forest walkers are advised that snow of up to 700 meters is expected late Sunday evening, falling to 500 meters on Monday, the agency warns.
“These hazardous conditions are expected to occur in parts of the western and central plateau predicted districts.”
Ms Osbourne said the snow ‘will be quite widespread’ across Tasmania.
“It’s going to snow, especially in levels of 700m to 400m in Tasmania, which could disrupt transport in some southern areas,” she said.
Harmful wind warnings remain in effect in parts of southern New South Wales
Meanwhile, residents of Western Australia can expect heavy rainfall in the coming days.
“Over the next few days we may see the heaviest rain in a few years in June over the Gulf of Exmouth and possibly some parts of the western Pilbara, including Exmouth and Karratha,” said Ms Osbourne.
Perth will reach a top of 17 degrees on Sunday.
The agency is also forecasting widespread frost along the coast of NSW and Victoria on Wednesday